Based on the ski tracks and slushy footprints in the snow that cover the lake’s icy surface in the winter, plenty of people on campus appreciate the season’s serenity and count the days until the open water turns to ice.
Campus history
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Dairy is not "straw hats and bib overalls" at the UW. The flagship institution in America's Dairyland draws on a long history of lacto-research, modern technology, and big data to thrive in what has become a very scientific field.
Ed Nuttycombe’s unwavering focus made him the Big Ten’s winningest coach.
A student reporter jumps at the chance to hear a published writer speak in person.
With his accidental discovery of Vitamin A, UW professor Elmer McCollum kickstarted the field of modern nutrition.
Their genesis unknown, the names of geography students mark the decades.
Travel back with us now into the shadows of ancient history, to the year A.D. 1993.
An aerial view provides a peek into what the UW looked like seventy-five years ago and contrasts it with today's perspective.
The sacrifice? Heading to practice long before the campus comes to life. The reward? Seeing the sun rise and knowing you’ve done your best.
Ecologists re-create the sound of a morning with Leopold.
Newly discovered documents shed light on the Union Theater’s history
The Class of ’62 returns after 50 years of transformation.
There appears to be a direct correlation between possessing a UW–Madison degree and having an affinity for Paisan’s Italian Restaurant.
“We’ll get along a lot better if you don’t compliment me so much.”
Former UW–Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala recently told the New York Times that the job is like that of a tugboat captain: you try to get the ship aligned and pull it in the right direction.
. . . the Lake Monona sea monster is as feisty as ever.
He used novel techniques to eradicate syphilis in Wisconsin. He identified PTSD long before it had that name. Professor Hans Reese was a man ahead of his time.